If not for a couple poorly placed injuries in one of the most crucial games of the season, there's no way of knowing if the Cerritos College football team would have extended their season to the playoffs. But injuries to sophomore quarterback Morgan Fennell (Long Beach Poly HS) and sophomore cornerback Theodore Chambers (Mayfair HS) in the game against Ventura College played a key role in the team's 18-13 loss, that was followed by two more setbacks, as the Falcons finished the season with a 5-5 record. The team found out that they did not receive a post-season bowl game, either.

Cerritos, winners of the the last two Northern Conference championships and participant in the Southern California Championship game, finished in fourth place after concluding their season with a 42-20 win over Moorpark College.

All five of the losses this season were to teams that either made the playoffs or received bowl bids. The three defeats in a row were by a combined 14 points, with the other losses coming against #1-seeded Mt. San Antonio College (20-8) and an opening season loss to Los Angeles Harbor College (35-20), who is playing in the Golden State Bowl.

Below is a complete listing of bowl games and playoff pairings:

November 17

American Championship Bowl, host Southwestern College, location TBA Santa Monica College (9-1, #13S, American Pacific Conference champ) vs. Southwestern College (9-1, #10S, American Mountain Conference champ)

Beach Bowl, host Ventura College, 6pm Bakersfield College (8-2, #3S) vs. Ventura College (10-0, #2S National Northern Conference champ) 

Bothman Bulldog Bowl, host College of San Mateo, 1pm Sierra College (5-5, #11N) vs. College of San Mateo (6-4, #8N) 

East Bay Bowl, host Diablo Valley College, 1pm Laney College (5-5, #14N) vs. Diablo Valley College (6-4, #9N) 

Golden State Bowl, host Riverside Community College Los Angeles Harbor College (6-4, #6S) vs. Riverside Community College (8-2, #4S) 

Living Breath Foundation Bowl, host Monterey Peninsula College, 1pm Contra Costa College (7-3, #13N, Bay Valley Conference champ) vs. Monterey Peninsula College (5-5, #19N, Co-Coast Conference champ) 

NCFA Central Division Bowl, host College of the Siskiyous, 12pm Chabot College (6-4, #10N, Golden Valley Conference champ) vs. College of the Siskiyous (9-1, #6S, Mid-Empire Conference champ) 

National Bowl, host Mt. San Antonio College, 6pm Saddleback College (6-4, #5S, National Southern Conference champ) vs. Mt. San Antonio College (10-0, #1S, National Central Conference champ) 

Patriotic Bowl, host Mt. San Jacinto College, location TBA Los Angeles Pierce College (8-2, #16S) vs. Mt. San Jacinto College (9-1, #12S) 

Silicon Valley Bowl, host Foothill College  San Joaquin Delta College (7-3, #7N) vs. De Anza College (8-2, #5N, Co-Valley Conference champ)

Southern California Bowl, host Santa Ana College, location TBA College of the Canyons (6-4, #11S) vs. Santa Ana College (7-3, #9S)

State Center Bowl, host Fresno City College Butte College (9-1, #1N, Co-NorCal Conference champ) vs. Fresno City College (8-2, #4N) 

Western State Bowl, host Fullerton College Fullerton College (6-4, #8S) vs. Citrus College (7-3, #7S) 

November 24:

San Francisco Community College Bowl, host City College of San Francisco, 1pm  American River College (8-2, #3N, Co-Valley Conference champ) vs. City College of San Francisco (10-0, #1N, Co-NorCal Conference champ) 

Southern California Football Association Championship at TBD 

December 8:

California Community College Athletic Association Football State Championship at TBD